Vocation Brewery Life & Death – American IPA at 6.5% ABV (2023 Craft Beer Advent Calendar #14, 330 ml, best before 30-Jun-2024, acquired 14-Dec-2023, reviewed 21-Dec-2023)
Appearance: slightly hazy pale gold with one finger of fine white head, good retention and heavy soapy lacing. (4/5) Aroma: citrus, tropical fruit, bready malt, hint of pine. (7/10) Taste: moderate sweet, moderate-low bitter. (7/10) Palate: medium body, moderate-lively carbonation, off-dry medium duration finish. (4/5)
Hopped with Citra and Mosaic, malts are Extra Pale, Caramalt, Jumbo Oats, Wheatmalt. Smells promising at first, but the malting comes through more bready than I’d like for the style. Not quite “bad home-brew” levels, but certainly more “bread dough” than “clean cereal grains”. This is definitely a British take on an American style – as in, I see what you’re going for, but there’s definitely something being lost in translation. (15/20)
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